Mineral: Hemimorphite and hydroxylapatite coating tarbuttite
Locality: Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Lüderitz District, ǁKaras Region, Namibia
Dimensions: 3.6 x 5.5 cm

Description: Finely crystallized sheaves and fanlike forms of pale green hemimorphite and hydroxylapatite coating tarbuttite. These had previously been reported as pseudomorphs, but Jordi had several from a recent lot analyzed and it proved to be a simple overcoating of the tarbuttite.

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